Research Article

Effect of Different Blood-Pressure-Lowering Regimens on the Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Patients Treated in Hospital Conditions

Table 1

General characteristics of hospitalized patients with arterial hypertension (n = 204).

Group sizeTotal204
Female62
Male142

Age (years)Total  ± (SD)56.77 ± 14.53
Female  ± (SD)59.74 ± 14.13
Male  ± (SD)55 ± 14.56

Body mass index, BMI (kg/m2)Total  ± (SD)34.26 ± 8.02
Female  ± (SD)33.84 ± 7.86
Male  ± (SD)34.45 ± 8.12

Duration of the disease (years)Total  ± (SD)11.06 ± 8.26
Female  ± (SD)11.49 ± 7.96
Male  ± (SD)10.87 ± 8.41

Most common comorbiditiesObesity54.41%
Diabetes type 242.64%
Angina pectoris12.25%
Heart failure8.82%
Brain stroke5.88%

(SD): average (standard deviation).